EP1486320A4 - Thin rubber member producing method, rubber rolling device, and rubber rolling method - Google Patents

Thin rubber member producing method, rubber rolling device, and rubber rolling method

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EP1486320A4
EP1486320A4 EP03707011A EP03707011A EP1486320A4 EP 1486320 A4 EP1486320 A4 EP 1486320A4 EP 03707011 A EP03707011 A EP 03707011A EP 03707011 A EP03707011 A EP 03707011A EP 1486320 A4 EP1486320 A4 EP 1486320A4
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Prior art keywords
rubber
thin
oblong
widthwise
rubber rolling
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French (fr)
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EP1486320A1 (en
EP1486320B1 (en
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Kenji Ogawa
Takehiro Kata
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Bridgestone Corp
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Bridgestone Corp
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Priority claimed from JP2002046811A external-priority patent/JP3983064B2/en
Priority claimed from JP2002059953A external-priority patent/JP4244279B2/en
Priority claimed from JP2002129784A external-priority patent/JP4077654B2/en
Application filed by Bridgestone Corp filed Critical Bridgestone Corp
Priority to EP08020380.5A priority Critical patent/EP2033763B1/en
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    • B29K2021/00—Use of unspecified rubbers as moulding material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
    • B29K2105/00—Condition, form or state of moulded material or of the material to be shaped
    • B29K2105/25—Solid
    • B29K2105/253—Preform
    • B29K2105/256—Sheets, plates, blanks or films
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2007/00—Flat articles, e.g. films or sheets
    • B29L2007/007—Narrow strips, e.g. ribbons, tapes, bands

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Abstract

A thin rubber member producing method applicable for various sizes and capable of producing a thin rubber member of fixed thickness. In the first step, a long-sized sheet-like rubber strip formed with tapered portions in the widthwise opposite ends is cut into fixed lengths to thereby form a plurality of oblong rubber strips (36). In the second step, the tapered portions (36B) in the widthwise ends are superposed to widthwise connect the plurality of oblong rubber strips (36), thereby forming a rubber sheet (38) of large area with all end edges tapered. By changing the length and the number of oblong rubber strips (36) to be connected, rubber sheets (38) of various sizes are obtained.
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